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moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews. religious minority groups in syria who are traditional supporters of president bashar al-assad. after the huge explosion, local people immediately pitched in to repair the damage to shops and homes. and to comfort the families of the victims. this mother's 21-year-old son, a medical student, went to investigate when the first bomb blew up and was killed minutes later by the second. outside local businessman walid blped carry the wounded to safety. what is this on your jacket? >> it's blood. it's blood of all the people. >> reporter: bu
moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews....
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have repressed the sunni and other relingious and ethnic groups in syria for decades. there is a score card that those other groups will want to even, of massacres and executions. and i think one of the reasons assad is fighting so hard is that they have some sense of what's likely to happen to them if the option is successful in unseating the government in syria. so this is potentially a very ugly situation. it's ugly now because of assad. it could get ugly after. >> charlie, interesting he he's saying it probably will get uglier. >> two reasons he stepped down when he did, one is that he felt like he given his service in time. secondly, it was getting to the point where i was worried that i could not figure out what the reactions might be on the part of the other side. >> interesting. very interesting interview. thank you, charlie. >>> he egypt's embattled president returned to the presidential palace this morning. he left of the palace last night as thousands of demonstrators protesting his grab for power gathered outside the gates. holly williams is in cairo, follo
have repressed the sunni and other relingious and ethnic groups in syria for decades. there is a score card that those other groups will want to even, of massacres and executions. and i think one of the reasons assad is fighting so hard is that they have some sense of what's likely to happen to them if the option is successful in unseating the government in syria. so this is potentially a very ugly situation. it's ugly now because of assad. it could get ugly after. >> charlie, interesting...
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intelligence is predicting increased fighting and possible civil war in syria. the battle against the regime roached the suburbs and when you plop the fighting on the map, it looks like the capital is no longer a safe haven for the regime. a member of the opposition who teaches at the pentagon's national defense university in washington. >> taking place in the summer are only a few kilometers from the very center. in terms of any large american city, it's inside the beltway. >> it is inside the beltway and again, it's creeping in closer by the day. >> claims tens of thousands of syrian soldiers have defected to the opposition. but he acknowledges the regime still holds the upper hand. >> the imbalance of power is great. so as long as the regime uses them, they can snuff out the insurgency, things are only going to get worse. >> with the syrian army patrolling the suburbs, president assad will do whatever it takes to stay in power. but jay carny insists he can't survive. >> regime will eventually fall. >> syrian government said it will defeat all foreign attempts
intelligence is predicting increased fighting and possible civil war in syria. the battle against the regime roached the suburbs and when you plop the fighting on the map, it looks like the capital is no longer a safe haven for the regime. a member of the opposition who teaches at the pentagon's national defense university in washington. >> taking place in the summer are only a few kilometers from the very center. in terms of any large american city, it's inside the beltway. >> it...
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. >>> the situation in syria is going from bad to worse. government forces the city for a six straight day. rockets and mortrs landing on homes. more than 60 people were killed today and the streets are killed with funeral processions. clarysa ward is there. >> you can see the entire community gathered to remember the men. over and over again, open your doors. >> the u.s. says it is working with european and arab allies to organize the meeting for what it calls the friends of syria. leaders hope they'll will able to further isolated syrian's president. >> bay area headlines, rye slating the city's stay away order. he was spotted in the plaza last night. among four people charged with violent felony offenses from an oakland occupy protest january 28. a total of 12 people have been ordered to stay away from franco gala plaza. >> and hundreds of b of a workers in concord are losing their jobs. they plan to cut 450 ser vises in may p. >> tonight, a sign of how something so simple can mean so much. a grown up of guys gets together every week to
. >>> the situation in syria is going from bad to worse. government forces the city for a six straight day. rockets and mortrs landing on homes. more than 60 people were killed today and the streets are killed with funeral processions. clarysa ward is there. >> you can see the entire community gathered to remember the men. over and over again, open your doors. >> the u.s. says it is working with european and arab allies to organize the meeting for what it calls the friends...
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. >>> no safe place inside syria tonight as the regime tries to crush an 11 month uprising. the city is surrounded on all sides by tanks and soldiers, rockets and morters have been raining since saturday since russia and china vetoed a peace proposal. with the rebels in northern syria where protesters are pushing back. >> the rebels have managed to carve out this small on clave so people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all about. freedom. >> today, twin suicide bombings killed 28 people in the city of alapo. the rebels and the government are blaming each other. >>> bay area headlines, oakland's attempt to close a haven for prostitution got underway today. neighbors testify that they recently seen more prostitutes and violence at the national lodge motel on international boulevard. the city attorney is hoping to close the motel for up to a year under a state law that requires motels to prevent prostitution. >> the state has put a stop to construction at santa clara medical center. it was halted after the city changed buil
. >>> no safe place inside syria tonight as the regime tries to crush an 11 month uprising. the city is surrounded on all sides by tanks and soldiers, rockets and morters have been raining since saturday since russia and china vetoed a peace proposal. with the rebels in northern syria where protesters are pushing back. >> the rebels have managed to carve out this small on clave so people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all...
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it's extremely difficult to get a reporter into syria but our elizabeth palmer is there. liz traveled up to the rebel city of homs today. she's now back in the capital of damascus. liz, homs is a city of about 1.5 million people, about the size of philadelphia. i wonder, what does it look like and sound like there? >> reporter: well, it looks empty because hundreds of thousands of people have left because the fighting's been so heavy. you can hear mortar and rocket fire battles going on. it was impossible to see who was shooting at whom but we know that area is controlled by the armed opposition fighters and they're mounting offensives there against the syrian forces. >> pelley: i wonder, the hard- hit parts of the city, what do they look like? have they been turned into rubble? >> reporter: yes, they have. one area that has been cleared of armed opposition and is now held by the army is just ruins. it's being reduced to piles of rock. all the streets are barricaded off. it's a war zone. >> pelley: on your travels today, you had an opportunity to talk to rebels who are fi
it's extremely difficult to get a reporter into syria but our elizabeth palmer is there. liz traveled up to the rebel city of homs today. she's now back in the capital of damascus. liz, homs is a city of about 1.5 million people, about the size of philadelphia. i wonder, what does it look like and sound like there? >> reporter: well, it looks empty because hundreds of thousands of people have left because the fighting's been so heavy. you can hear mortar and rocket fire battles going on....
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should be wary of engaging syria as the country cracks down on anti-government forces. >> get them to start thinking the possibilities. >> an east bay woman makes sure all kids dream big. still to come how she is making sure get on the path to college and careers. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. after a cold start the sunshine is out. we're look good. enjoy it. we have some big changes come our way. we'll have the forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, crackdowns against rebels tg regime. >>> government troops in syria are launching a new wave of deadly crackdowns against rebels trying to overthrow the government. today in protest a high government member is defecting saying i do not want to end my life servicing the crimes of this regime. the fighting has killed at least 7500 people in the past year. president obama and other world leaders are calling on president bashar assad to stop those attacks and resign. the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee says he is weary of direct military ee action. >> syria is not libya. they have a so
should be wary of engaging syria as the country cracks down on anti-government forces. >> get them to start thinking the possibilities. >> an east bay woman makes sure all kids dream big. still to come how she is making sure get on the path to college and careers. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. after a cold start the sunshine is out. we're look good. enjoy it. we have some big changes come our way. we'll have the forecast coming up....
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we'll take you inside another dictatorship fighting to stay in power in syria. the president releases his tax returns. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon a mattress" when the cbs news continues. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon ay mattress" when the cbs news continues. >> pelley: all over syria today, protesters took to the streets to test the day-old cease-fire there. while there were no major attacks, bashar-al assad's snipers and tanks maintained a presence in the city. assad has been trying to crush a freedom movement in syria for more than a year. elizabeth palmer is one of the very few foreign journalists reporting from inside syria. >> reporter: a crowd of worshipers leaving the douma's mosque after friday prayers became in the space of a few minutes and a few yards a tsunami of protesters. ecstatic to be back in the streets of this opposition stronghold, a suburb of damascus. this demonstration was one of the biggest and loudest of the hundreds that erupted across the country today. the protesters demands couldn't be clearer. th
we'll take you inside another dictatorship fighting to stay in power in syria. the president releases his tax returns. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon a mattress" when the cbs news continues. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon ay mattress" when the cbs news continues. >> pelley: all over syria today, protesters took to the streets to test the day-old cease-fire there. while there were no major attacks, bashar-al assad's...
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syria rarely allows reporters in rie country. our elizabeth palmer is following events from lebanon. >> reporter: the war has now come to aleppo. aytil a few days ago, syria's biggest city had stayed relatively calm. not anymore. almajor opposition offensive under way to take this vital thmmercial hub. syrian free army colonel abdel sy-akaidi made the call to arms online. "we ordered all our forces," he said, "to move towards aleppo and liberate the city." but so-called liberation comes at a huge cost. mst 30 miles north of aleppo in azaz, rebel fighters are celebrating the hard-won victory after 100 days of intense yighting they finally control this town. but many of the buildings are rubble and most of the residents had to run for their lives. syrians-- both pro and anti- regime-- know this now: wherever the free syrian army digs in it's time to leave, to escape the lethal clashs that follow with government troops. hael al-kaldy is an opposition activists who works with the 30,000 syrians seeking refuge in eebanon, including th
syria rarely allows reporters in rie country. our elizabeth palmer is following events from lebanon. >> reporter: the war has now come to aleppo. aytil a few days ago, syria's biggest city had stayed relatively calm. not anymore. almajor opposition offensive under way to take this vital thmmercial hub. syrian free army colonel abdel sy-akaidi made the call to arms online. "we ordered all our forces," he said, "to move towards aleppo and liberate the city." but...
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but so far it barely touched this town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that has allied itself with president assad. good afternoon. when we arrived it in town to meet the governor, syrian state media was waiting for us. the regime is anxious to showcase this community full of official supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that the violence in syria is not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extremists. so are you afraid they'll come here to your city. "of course we're afraid," the governor told me. "if the countries who support al qaeda and the jihadies don't stop, the conflict will come here." so far local authorities have kept it at bay by supporting violent crackdowns on the slightest sign of anti-regime reotest. the strategy worked because government critics in this community were always a vocal but small minority. it has made the town an island of calm-- and a magnet for refugees from the fighting all around. about 10,000 of the almost half a million people displaced inside
but so far it barely touched this town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that has allied itself with president assad. good afternoon. when we arrived it in town to meet the governor, syrian state media was waiting for us. the regime is anxious to showcase this community full of official supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that the violence in syria is not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extremists. so...
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barely touched the town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that's allied itself with president bashir al assad. when we arooived in town to meet the governor syrian state media was waiting for it. they're anxious to show care its community showing supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that it's not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extreme rifts. >> so are you afraid they'll come here to your city? >> of course, we're afraid, the governor told me, if the countries who support al qaeda and the jihadees don't stop, the conflict will come here. so far local authorities have kept it at baby supporting violent crackdowns on the slightest sign of anti-regime protests. the strategy worked because government critics in this community were always a vocal but small minority. it's made sway da an island of calm and a refuge. about 10,000 of the almost half a million people displaced inside syria have been offered shelter by the local government. they're housed in a former summ
barely touched the town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that's allied itself with president bashir al assad. when we arooived in town to meet the governor syrian state media was waiting for it. they're anxious to show care its community showing supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that it's not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extreme rifts. >> so are you afraid they'll come here to your city?...
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syria denies the assault. the united nations security council will meet later today to debate a resolution that calls for syrian president assad to step down. russia says it's opposed to any call for regime change or military intervention. >>> well, the boston police department has been hacked by the mysterious group known as anonymous. the group also defaced the boston pd's website. and on friday it was revealed that hackers got hold of a recording of a private conference call between the fbi and scotland yard and uploaded it to the internet. anonymous says its attack against the boston pd was retaliation for what it called brutality against occupy wall street protesters. >>> actor ben gazara has died. he's probably best remembered as paul brian in the tv series "run for your life" but he was also a respected stage and movie actor appearing in dozens of movies. he continued working until just before his death from cancer. two films will be released this year. he was 81 years old. >>> it's about 19 minutes pas
syria denies the assault. the united nations security council will meet later today to debate a resolution that calls for syrian president assad to step down. russia says it's opposed to any call for regime change or military intervention. >>> well, the boston police department has been hacked by the mysterious group known as anonymous. the group also defaced the boston pd's website. and on friday it was revealed that hackers got hold of a recording of a private conference call between...
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. >> pelley: children under the gun in syria's civil war. jim axelrod on new research that reveals brain damage among athletes in many sports not just football. and rumors have swirled around kate middleton. mark phillips with an announcement today from the palace. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama sent a sharp warning today to bashar al-assad the syrian dictator who is fighting a rebellion by his own people. assad has not used his chemical weapons, including nerve gas, but the possibility that he might threatens to pull the united states into that middle east conflict. here's how mr. obama put it. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> pelley: so why did the president say it today? david martin hat the pentagon h
. >> pelley: children under the gun in syria's civil war. jim axelrod on new research that reveals brain damage among athletes in many sports not just football. and rumors have swirled around kate middleton. mark phillips with an announcement today from the palace. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama sent a sharp warning today to bashar al-assad the syrian dictator who is fighting a...
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thousands rallied in cities across syria. they accuse ba shash al assad's regime of corruption and oppression. >>> both u.s. and china are refusing reports on that a prominent chinese dissident has taken up residency at u.s. embassy in beijing. chen guangcheng. >>> the white house told congress yesterday it may approve the sale of 66 advanced f-16s to the island nation taiwan which china claims as territory. the jets would represent a major upgrade to taiwan air force. >>> detroit tigers' outfielder delmon young is free on $5,000 bail after being arrested for an alleged hate crime in new york early friday. he walked out of court last night, too late to rejoin the tigers for a game at yankee stadium. he has apologized for the incident that led to his arrest, a scuffle during which he allegedly shouted antisematic slurs. >>> honestly, some of our favorite pictures from yesterday. space shuttle "enterprise" is in new york city in preparation for its move to new home. it arrived at jfk perched apart the nasa 747. in june it will
thousands rallied in cities across syria. they accuse ba shash al assad's regime of corruption and oppression. >>> both u.s. and china are refusing reports on that a prominent chinese dissident has taken up residency at u.s. embassy in beijing. chen guangcheng. >>> the white house told congress yesterday it may approve the sale of 66 advanced f-16s to the island nation taiwan which china claims as territory. the jets would represent a major upgrade to taiwan air force....
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syria's civil war is getting closer to the dictator. today there were battles between the assad military and rebels around the capital, damascus, a mortar slammed into a school near the capital, killing at least nine students. it's not clear who fired it. outside journalists rarely get inside syria, but our elizabeth palmer reached damascus and the families suffering there. >> reporter: this is the new normal in damascus: going to work past military checkpoints. random explosions and heavily armed soldiers. trying to ignore the charred wreckage of car bombs, knowing there will be others which could explode any time, anywhere. a twin blast in a neighborhood last week killed more than 30 people. the community rallied to repair shattered windows and walls, but any feeling of security is gone. across the capital, people are gradually adjusting to the encroaching war. "my children don't go to school any more" this man told me. "and everyday we hear the noise of shelling all around us." does it scare you at night? >> of course, i'm not scared
syria's civil war is getting closer to the dictator. today there were battles between the assad military and rebels around the capital, damascus, a mortar slammed into a school near the capital, killing at least nine students. it's not clear who fired it. outside journalists rarely get inside syria, but our elizabeth palmer reached damascus and the families suffering there. >> reporter: this is the new normal in damascus: going to work past military checkpoints. random explosions and...
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the violence in syria has been the dominant issue. during secretary of state hillary clinton's middle east visit this week, she talked about syria today with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. later, our state department correspondent margaret brennan set down with the secretary and asked her how far the u.s. is willing to go to stop the killing in syria. >> reporter: would you meet bashar al-assad? >> well, certainly we're prepared to do anything to assist a transition, but we're strongly supporting kofi annan who, as you know, is the joint envoy of both the u.n. and the arab league. he's in moscow today. so we're giving him our full support. >> reporter: is there a group within the opposition that's emerging that you would feel competent in taking over if bashar exits? >> we cannot tell you with any certainty who the people inside syria would select to be their representatives. but if it were to come to such a moment, we'd be prepared to back those choices, assuming they truly represent the will of the syrian people. >> rep
the violence in syria has been the dominant issue. during secretary of state hillary clinton's middle east visit this week, she talked about syria today with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. later, our state department correspondent margaret brennan set down with the secretary and asked her how far the u.s. is willing to go to stop the killing in syria. >> reporter: would you meet bashar al-assad? >> well, certainly we're prepared to do anything to assist a transition,...
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in syria's third largest city. it was one of the latest episodes in the uprising against the rule of president bashir assad that has gone on for nearly 11 months. assad's regime has denied the assaults. president obama amend the united nations are calling for assad to resign. >>> a third day of violence over soccer riots in egypt has claimed more lives. a stampede after a soccer match on wednesday killed 74 people. since then, protesters have accused security forces of failing to prevent the bloodshed. an additional 12 people have been killed in the ensuing violence. state security forces fired tear gas from armored trucks and rock-throwing protesters in downtown cairo. 2500 people have been injured since protests began thursday. >>> well, tonight, midwesterners are bracing for the biggest winter storm of the season. 8 1/2 inches of snow fell last night. and into this morning. in grand island, nebraska. and it may make for a pretty postcard, but trees took out power lines. and if you want to drive anywhere, you fir
in syria's third largest city. it was one of the latest episodes in the uprising against the rule of president bashir assad that has gone on for nearly 11 months. assad's regime has denied the assaults. president obama amend the united nations are calling for assad to resign. >>> a third day of violence over soccer riots in egypt has claimed more lives. a stampede after a soccer match on wednesday killed 74 people. since then, protesters have accused security forces of failing to...
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another wave of violence is reported in syria. local activist group claims militias killed dozens of people in central syria. today the u.n. takes up the increasingly bloody revolt against the assad government. and president obama wraps up a west coast fund-raising trip yesterday. last night he told gay and lesbian groups he would roll back. >>> the ct scan, an x-ray procedure has become a common diagnostic tool but there's new evidence unnecessary exposure to such radiation even under a doctor's supervision can have serious, long-term health consequences especially for children. dick brennan has that story. >> reporter: the bundis family has three active boys. >> kid play, fall and hurt themselves. >> reporter: like any parents, ashley knows some bumps and bruises will require a trip to the doctor or even a ct scan, but a new study shows the scans could affect their health in the future. research in the journal of lancet finds radiation exposure from two to three ct scans of the head during childhood can triple the risk of develo
another wave of violence is reported in syria. local activist group claims militias killed dozens of people in central syria. today the u.n. takes up the increasingly bloody revolt against the assad government. and president obama wraps up a west coast fund-raising trip yesterday. last night he told gay and lesbian groups he would roll back. >>> the ct scan, an x-ray procedure has become a common diagnostic tool but there's new evidence unnecessary exposure to such radiation even under...
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for 40 years, the assad family has held syria in an iron grip. assad has kept most foreign journalists out. we applied for visas six months ago, and only today, elizabeth palmer was finally granted official access. she saw only what the government wanted her to see, but there was plenty of violence up close. >> reporter: the group of western journalists were midway through their government- supervised tour of homes when the area came under fire. one french journalist was killed. so were eight syrians, ordinary residents of this middle class neighborhood. just 20 minutes earlier, we'd been on the same street to hear from the people who say the threat of snipers and kidnapping is constant. we weren't allowed out of the sight of our minders but could see from the bus window it is eerily quiet. armed opposition groups opposed to the regime now control whole neighborhoods which are off limits toal government vehicles. our bus driver didn't dare drive across town-- he went around it. to the next destination on the tour, the nader shaqfah military hospi
for 40 years, the assad family has held syria in an iron grip. assad has kept most foreign journalists out. we applied for visas six months ago, and only today, elizabeth palmer was finally granted official access. she saw only what the government wanted her to see, but there was plenty of violence up close. >> reporter: the group of western journalists were midway through their government- supervised tour of homes when the area came under fire. one french journalist was killed. so were...
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>> axelrod: tonight the mounting death toll in syria. more civilians are reported killed as the spreading conflict closes in on damascus. elizabeth palmer is there. treacherous tunnel. john bentley takes us through the dangerous passageway that's a lifeline for nato forces in afghanistan. keeping your eye on the road and not the dashboard. mark strassmann on new federal guidelines targeting distracted drivers. and lasting image, 40 years after this vietnam war photo shocked the world, the photographer and his subject meet again. tony guida has the story. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. the fighting in syria is widening tonight and claiming still more civilian lives. more than 50 today alone according to one activist group. more than a dozen people are reported dead in the southern city of deraa, and today there was combat, as well new york damascus itself. elizabeth palmer is there. >> reporter: united nations observers arrived in syria supposedly to monitor a ceasefi
>> axelrod: tonight the mounting death toll in syria. more civilians are reported killed as the spreading conflict closes in on damascus. elizabeth palmer is there. treacherous tunnel. john bentley takes us through the dangerous passageway that's a lifeline for nato forces in afghanistan. keeping your eye on the road and not the dashboard. mark strassmann on new federal guidelines targeting distracted drivers. and lasting image, 40 years after this vietnam war photo shocked the world, the...
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enters the war in syria appears to be up to the dictator bashar al-assad. on monday, david martin reported orte the assad regime had given orders to prepare chemical weapons for possible use to put down the revolt that has been raging in that country for more than a year and a half. oesident obama said the use of these weapons of mass bestruction would be totally unacceptable. well, tonight, david has new intelligence to report, and we have three stories on the breaking news in syria. we'll start with martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence so far has not detected any emgns syria is loading chemical weapons on to aircraft, but defense secretary panetta said it appears the embattled assad regime is preparing to do just that. >> there is no question that we remain very concerned, very thecerned that as the opposition advances, in particular on hemascus, that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. ing eporter: monitoring of syrian basis like this one has picked up evidence engineers have loaded the chemicals which combi
enters the war in syria appears to be up to the dictator bashar al-assad. on monday, david martin reported orte the assad regime had given orders to prepare chemical weapons for possible use to put down the revolt that has been raging in that country for more than a year and a half. oesident obama said the use of these weapons of mass bestruction would be totally unacceptable. well, tonight, david has new intelligence to report, and we have three stories on the breaking news in syria. we'll...
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it's believed syria has chemical and biological weapons stored at some two dozen sites. speaking in washington yesterday, president obama issued a pointed warning to president bashar assad. >> the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> the assad regime won't admit it has chemical weapons, but says if it did, it would not use them. >>> in egypt today, opponents of president mohamed morsi plan a huge protest march and a general strike. crowds have started to gather in cairo's tahrir square. holly williams is in cairo. holly, good morning to you. what's the latest there now? >> good morning, terrell. well, president morsi's opponents are calling this a final warning to the president and his islamist allies. they're expecting tens of thousands of people today, perhaps more. they're angry about two things. first of all, president morsi's power grab of 12 days ago in which he gave himself expanded new authority
it's believed syria has chemical and biological weapons stored at some two dozen sites. speaking in washington yesterday, president obama issued a pointed warning to president bashar assad. >> the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> the assad regime won't admit it has chemical weapons, but says if it did, it would...
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in syria, most of the guns went silent today as part of a peace deal. it's the first break since the dictator, bashar al-assad, set out to crush a freedom movement that rose up against him one year ago. but the former head of the u.n., kofi annan, said assad has not fulfilled all the terms of the truth that annan had negotiated with him. elizabeth palmer found that out for herself. she is one of only a few journalists reporting from syria tonight. >> reporter: just three miles from the very center of damascus, the cease-fire was holding, but the army certainly hadn't pulled back as it promised to do. the syrian government refused us permission to film in these suburbs where opposition to president assad is strong, so we used a hidden camera to get pictures of the tanks and the traffic squeezing past checkpoints every few blocks. outside damascus, in the centers of resistance homs and hama, activist video shows an equally heavy military presence in violation of syria's commitment to the united nations. some troops have pulled back, says the government, b
in syria, most of the guns went silent today as part of a peace deal. it's the first break since the dictator, bashar al-assad, set out to crush a freedom movement that rose up against him one year ago. but the former head of the u.n., kofi annan, said assad has not fulfilled all the terms of the truth that annan had negotiated with him. elizabeth palmer found that out for herself. she is one of only a few journalists reporting from syria tonight. >> reporter: just three miles from the...
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kim mulvihill, cbs 5, healthwatch. >>> heartbreaking pictures from syria today as the u.s. and more than 60 other countries try to save the rebels there. plus why gas prices are breaking records. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. ,,,, [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for the 6:00 news. dolphin stampede by the thousands. what got them whipped into a frenzy off the california coast. >>> there is no risk to the fetus. a simple blood drop on your arm. >> some doctors call it a genetic revolution. the new kind of pregnancy test that identifies birth defects earlier than evidence and why it has become a hot button issue on the campaign trail. we'll have that and much more at 6:00. >> "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is
kim mulvihill, cbs 5, healthwatch. >>> heartbreaking pictures from syria today as the u.s. and more than 60 other countries try to save the rebels there. plus why gas prices are breaking records. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. ,,,, [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do...
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tonight, a major battle is shaping up for syria's largest city. aleppo is about the size of los angeles and part of it is held by rebels who are trying to overthrow the 42-year-old dictatorship of bashar al-assad. assad is trying to crush that rebellion which began nearly a year and a half ago. elizabeth palmer reports tonight from across the border in lebanon. >> reporter: syrian military helicopters flew over aleppo today but not shooting, activists said, just spotting the positions of rebel fighters on the ground. a free syrian army commander made a bold claim. "we have captured half the city," he said. but how long can they hold on in these neighborhoods? they're equipped for street-by- street fighting guerrilla style, though no match for air power or the regime's heavy artillery which is already on the way. the fight for aleppo will be fierce. it's a strategic prize. if the rebels take it on top of azaz which they won earlier this week the area would form the first free syrian army controlled zone all the way to the turkish border. the united
tonight, a major battle is shaping up for syria's largest city. aleppo is about the size of los angeles and part of it is held by rebels who are trying to overthrow the 42-year-old dictatorship of bashar al-assad. assad is trying to crush that rebellion which began nearly a year and a half ago. elizabeth palmer reports tonight from across the border in lebanon. >> reporter: syrian military helicopters flew over aleppo today but not shooting, activists said, just spotting the positions of...
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armed opposition gunmen against the syria military machine. after months of fighting the syrian army did manage to take back the neighborhood. but at terrible costs. even now only 5% of the residents have returned and the fight just moved down the road. but to get to it we had to take a surreal trip through a fully functioning business district crowded with shoppers and students. then down the street the next front line was marked by tanks and syrian soldiers. a young captain who wanted to be known only as omar offered to show us around. look at this. months of fighting have shattered this part of the old city. omar gestured to a curtain hung in an alley to block the sniper's view. even so when soldiers past the place they duck. just behind these battle scarred buildings rebel fighters are assuming control. we climbed inside to try to have a look. not a lot moving out there. i can see more from this hole but they say it's too big if we get visible we'll be sniped at. there are rebel snipers in the building just across the alley. the private to
armed opposition gunmen against the syria military machine. after months of fighting the syrian army did manage to take back the neighborhood. but at terrible costs. even now only 5% of the residents have returned and the fight just moved down the road. but to get to it we had to take a surreal trip through a fully functioning business district crowded with shoppers and students. then down the street the next front line was marked by tanks and syrian soldiers. a young captain who wanted to be...
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the civil war in syria has moved into the country's largest city. government forces are staging a full-scale attack on rebel fighters in aleppo, the nation's commercial heart and a strategic prize for both sides. elizabeth palmer is on the syrian help lebanese border tonight with more. >> reporter: the opposition fighters in aleppo are, for the most part, lightly armed. and no match for the government's heavy artillery or helicopter gunships. an activist video shows once again, it's terrified civilians who are dying in the cross-fire. thousands of residents saw this battle coming and fled days ago into the countryside or toward swelling refugee camps in turkey. across the region, whole families have now been stranded by the violence in tents, abandoned buildings, or in this case, forced to camp in a lebanese school, empty for the summer vacation. is one of those mattresses yours? khaled is nine. is there one for each member of your family? >> no. >> reporter: his mother, samira, says they've left their homes behind but not the grisly memories. "we s
the civil war in syria has moved into the country's largest city. government forces are staging a full-scale attack on rebel fighters in aleppo, the nation's commercial heart and a strategic prize for both sides. elizabeth palmer is on the syrian help lebanese border tonight with more. >> reporter: the opposition fighters in aleppo are, for the most part, lightly armed. and no match for the government's heavy artillery or helicopter gunships. an activist video shows once again, it's...
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. >>> also, deadly violence is intensifying in syria. activists say syrian forces have resumed shelling opposition forces in homs. 70 people were killed yesterday. the united states will take part in an international conference to find ways to stop the violence. officials could be investigated for crimes against humanity. >>> several members of congress have received threatening letters and investigators say more are on the way. the letters were addressed to the lawmakers' district offices including speaker of the house john boehner's. investigators say that the letters contained a powdery substance but it was actually harmless. but one sent to jon stewart and stephen colbert. they say every letter may contain poison to all congressmen. >>> presidential candidates in their final scheduled debate. the foursome gathered in mesa, arizona, yesterday, criticizing each other on various issues. the main target was rick santorum who is leading in the national polls. >> this idea of being fiscally conservative now that we're running for office an
. >>> also, deadly violence is intensifying in syria. activists say syrian forces have resumed shelling opposition forces in homs. 70 people were killed yesterday. the united states will take part in an international conference to find ways to stop the violence. officials could be investigated for crimes against humanity. >>> several members of congress have received threatening letters and investigators say more are on the way. the letters were addressed to the lawmakers'...
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secretary of state hillary clinton turned up the heat on syria today. she urged the united nations to support a plan that would end the 40-year dictatorship of the assad family. bashir assad's crackdown on a popular uprising that began ten months ago have left at least 5,000 dead and elizabeth palmer tells us it is only getting worse. >> reporter: as soon as the arab league observers' mission ended, syria's military renewed its assault on areas that have fallen to the rebel opposition. the government announced its forces have now retaken the eastern suburbs of damascus. syrian tanks also rolled into the defiant city of homs where whole neighborhoods have been for months under the firm control of anti-regime fighters. dara'a, too, where two weeks ago we met activists who told us they won't give up until president assad's regime is gone. yesterday fighters there released this video which they say shows a van they ambushed, killing government forces. in syria's north, idlib, activist video appears to show how well armed the anti-regime opposition is now an
secretary of state hillary clinton turned up the heat on syria today. she urged the united nations to support a plan that would end the 40-year dictatorship of the assad family. bashir assad's crackdown on a popular uprising that began ten months ago have left at least 5,000 dead and elizabeth palmer tells us it is only getting worse. >> reporter: as soon as the arab league observers' mission ended, syria's military renewed its assault on areas that have fallen to the rebel opposition....
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. >>> inside syria. the ten month old uprising against the government. journalists come under fire with deadly results. this is the "cbs morning news" deadly results. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 12, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning everybody. i'm terrell brown. we begin with what's shaping up to be the first serious winter storm. starting this morning, plummeting temperatures, heavy snow and strong winds expected in the midwest. advisories posted in kansas, illinois, iowa, wisconsin, indiana and kentucky. some areas will see near blizzard-like conditions making travel difficult and dangerous. up to eight inches of snow is expected in chicago. there will be accumulating snow as far south as st. louis. in iowa, snow and icy roads are making for tough conditions in des moines. wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. forecast, the windchill could reach 10 below by later this morning. that same cold front spawned a possible tornado in western north carolina. police say as many as 40 buildings were damaged east of asheville. fiv
. >>> inside syria. the ten month old uprising against the government. journalists come under fire with deadly results. this is the "cbs morning news" deadly results. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 12, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning everybody. i'm terrell brown. we begin with what's shaping up to be the first serious winter storm. starting this morning, plummeting temperatures, heavy snow and strong winds expected in the midwest....
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to the crisis now in syria. there are growing fears this morning that as opposition forces advance, a desperate assad regime may consider using chemical weapons. as events on the ground pick up speed so do diplomatic efforts. susan mcginnis has details on a high level meeting between the u.s. and russia. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. intelligence reports are suggesting as this regime gets closer to falling, syrian president, bashir al assad could release sirin gas on the people there to subdue the rebellion. this would be a new phase of the war. it has the u.s. uniting with russia to stop it and some here on capitol hill calling for u.s. military intervention. rockets streak across the syrian sky as the battle between rebel forces and troops move to outskirts of the capital of damascus. jeffrey white says it's only a matter time before the bloody civil war is over. >> you can feel it. you can sense it. looks like the regime is being defeated. >> reporter: intelligence officials say chemi
to the crisis now in syria. there are growing fears this morning that as opposition forces advance, a desperate assad regime may consider using chemical weapons. as events on the ground pick up speed so do diplomatic efforts. susan mcginnis has details on a high level meeting between the u.s. and russia. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. intelligence reports are suggesting as this regime gets closer to falling, syrian president, bashir al assad could release sirin gas...
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. >>> anti-government activists say fighting is intense in syria. in comes after president obama issued a warning to the assad regime not to use chemical weapons. secretary of state hillary clinton says if assad goes down that road, there will be consequences. >> suffice it to say we are certainly planning to -- to, uhm, take action if that eventuality were to occur. >> turkey has been supportive of the syrian opposition and is concerned about possible retaliation by syrian missiles. >>> a u.s. navy spokesman says no american drones are missing despite claims by iran that it captured one. commander jason filata says all the unmanned surveillance aircraft in the region are accounted for. other nations in the gulf including the united arab emirates have scan eagle drones in service. >>> another attempt today to salvage the national olympic league season but this time without the top two negotiators. six team owners and six players scheduled to meet without commissioner gary bettman and the union executive. it's been 80 days since the players were lock
. >>> anti-government activists say fighting is intense in syria. in comes after president obama issued a warning to the assad regime not to use chemical weapons. secretary of state hillary clinton says if assad goes down that road, there will be consequences. >> suffice it to say we are certainly planning to -- to, uhm, take action if that eventuality were to occur. >> turkey has been supportive of the syrian opposition and is concerned about possible retaliation by syrian...
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in syria today the head of the u.n. observer mission there said the uprising against the dictator bashar al-assad is now a full-scale civil war. rebel forces control parts of several cities. assad's army is on an assault to get them back. secretary of state hillary clinton said today that russia is sending new attack helicopters to assad's army few reporters can get inside syria but our elizabeth palmer is there and she drove to the center of the conflict near the city of homs. >> reporter: a police barricade marks the edge of the war zone fierce fighting made syria's highway north of homs too dangerous. but the u.n. was allowed through and we went with them. we found mile upon mile of devastation. most civilians have now fled from these towns but suddenly a family appeared on their way out too. "we're leaving if we have to walk" he told us. all along the road syrian tanks with heavy artillery were dug in some ready for action, others burnt wrecks after opposition attacks. and hung defiantly on an overpass the free syri
in syria today the head of the u.n. observer mission there said the uprising against the dictator bashar al-assad is now a full-scale civil war. rebel forces control parts of several cities. assad's army is on an assault to get them back. secretary of state hillary clinton said today that russia is sending new attack helicopters to assad's army few reporters can get inside syria but our elizabeth palmer is there and she drove to the center of the conflict near the city of homs. >>...
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the dead men were, like everyone else in the room, masterminding the plan to crush syria's uprising. they were meeting in the national security headquarters near the center of damascus. even though fighting has come uncomfortably close these past four days, it still should have been one of the safest buildings in the country. the opposition free syrian army has claimed responsibility for the bombing syria's information minister blames arab and western governments. their intelligence agencies and spies are responsible he said. a syrian official did tell me the government is horrified at how easily it appears the bomber entered the building. almost immediately after the blast, a new defense minister was appointed and for the first time state television broadcast these pictures meant to reassure the public. on the one hand, they do show syrian soldiers taking on the armed opposition. on the other hand, they are proof that a deadly opposition offensive is in the heart of the syrian capital. immediately after the bombing, many people wondered whether president al assad himself had been in
the dead men were, like everyone else in the room, masterminding the plan to crush syria's uprising. they were meeting in the national security headquarters near the center of damascus. even though fighting has come uncomfortably close these past four days, it still should have been one of the safest buildings in the country. the opposition free syrian army has claimed responsibility for the bombing syria's information minister blames arab and western governments. their intelligence agencies...
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inside syria. the ten-month revolt against syrian president bashar assad. cbs news gets rare access. >>> outburst. one upset tennis player takes it >>> outburst. one upset tennis player takes it out on his racquet. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 19, 2012. >>> tough being that guy's racquet. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. president obama is kicking his reelection campaign into high gear. his first tv ad is expected to hit the airways today. the president plans to step up his travel schedule. the latest cbs news, new york times poll of registered voters find the president leads all potential opponents except mitt romney, whom he ties. republican candidates are set to debate tonight in south carolina and terrell brown is in washington with more on the president and the south carolina primary. good morning, terrell. >> reporter: betty good morning to you. one of the topics that will likely be seen tonight in the debate is mitt romney's wealth. on top of not immediately releasing th
inside syria. the ten-month revolt against syrian president bashar assad. cbs news gets rare access. >>> outburst. one upset tennis player takes it >>> outburst. one upset tennis player takes it out on his racquet. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 19, 2012. >>> tough being that guy's racquet. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. president obama is kicking his reelection campaign into...
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warns syria is on the brink of civil war. the united states says it would consider an arab league call for international peace keepers. >>> this morning a robbery involving supreme court justice stephen breyer is raising serious questions about security. they were held up last week in a vacation home in the caribbean. >> officials say an intruder with a machete took about $1,000 in cash. no one was hurt. so eni don't remember correspondent john miller is here. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> what's going on here? >> well, this is either a burglary gone bad. he came into a house that happened to be owned by justice breyer with a group of three other men, the principal robber wooelding a ma shety, or it was a straight up home invasion. no one can tell. it has stirred that question about when the justices travel overseas on personal business or vacation, do they need protection? >> and what's likely to happen? >> well, i think, you know, this is a divided job. the court, they are protected by the u.s. supreme court po
warns syria is on the brink of civil war. the united states says it would consider an arab league call for international peace keepers. >>> this morning a robbery involving supreme court justice stephen breyer is raising serious questions about security. they were held up last week in a vacation home in the caribbean. >> officials say an intruder with a machete took about $1,000 in cash. no one was hurt. so eni don't remember correspondent john miller is here. good morning....
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. >> axelrod: tensions continue to rise between neighbors turkey and syria. syria flexed the muscles today by moving tanks and troops to its border with turkey and by banning turkish airline flights over its territory. earlier this week, turkey intercepted a syrian plane, a move syria called air piracy. tonight we're hearing from al qaeda's leader for the first time since september 11. in an audio posted to a web site, ayman al-zawahiri urges muzz lums to wage holy war against u.s. and israel over the youtube video that mockedly the prophet muhammad and praises the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, plibbia, and calls for more protests at u.s. enemies. news that foreclosures dropped to the lowest level in five years. auto sales jumped to the highest level in five years. and yesterday, consumer confidence also increased, all signs that the economy is improving. but john blackstone reports that unemployment remains a concern, even if places you might not expect it to be. >> the new iphone 5. >> reporter: with each new product, each groundbreaking innovat
. >> axelrod: tensions continue to rise between neighbors turkey and syria. syria flexed the muscles today by moving tanks and troops to its border with turkey and by banning turkish airline flights over its territory. earlier this week, turkey intercepted a syrian plane, a move syria called air piracy. tonight we're hearing from al qaeda's leader for the first time since september 11. in an audio posted to a web site, ayman al-zawahiri urges muzz lums to wage holy war against u.s. and...
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that is syria. and u.s. intelligence showing that they may be moving some of their stockpiles of chemical weapons. first, here was president obama yesterday, drawing a red line with syria. listen. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> so, general, does this mean we're closer to u.s. engagement? >> i don't think so at this point. as i understand it what we saw was movement or some activity in the places where they store their chemical weapons. i don't think we've seen the movement of chemical weapons forward to the point where they could be used or put on weapons. but i do think it puts syria on notice that this would be unacceptable behavior and there would be consequences for that behavior. and i like the president's words, will be held accountable. the world wi
that is syria. and u.s. intelligence showing that they may be moving some of their stockpiles of chemical weapons. first, here was president obama yesterday, drawing a red line with syria. listen. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >>...
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liz, syria has one of the largest armies in the middle east. why hasn't the dictatorship been able to put down the rebellion? >> reporter: well, for a start, they're fighting on dozens of fronts and up and down the country. but secondly, this not terribly well trained army is fighting a very nimble mobile insurgency and that is the most difficult kind of warfare. >> pelley: the war has been encroaching on the capital where you are now over the last several months. what's the fighting been like there today? >> reporter: inside the city, hit-and-run attacks, sporadic gunfire. but in the suburbs really heavy shelling. the heaviest we've seen so far from the air from fighter planes and also mortars and tank shells. in fact, until just a few minutes ago the windows were rattling here in the hotel. >> pelley: no end in sight. liz, thanks very much. scientists studying climate change are warning of a new source of greenhouse gases warming the earth. and who is buying the illegal tusks of slaughtered elephants? our hidden camera investigation coming up
liz, syria has one of the largest armies in the middle east. why hasn't the dictatorship been able to put down the rebellion? >> reporter: well, for a start, they're fighting on dozens of fronts and up and down the country. but secondly, this not terribly well trained army is fighting a very nimble mobile insurgency and that is the most difficult kind of warfare. >> pelley: the war has been encroaching on the capital where you are now over the last several months. what's the...
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syria's government said the killers were terrorists. survivors insist they were government militiamen. today all eyes were on russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov for a sign that russia, syria's last major ally, would at last join calls from president assad to step down. but it didn't come. "it's completely unimportant who's in power in syria," he said. "the most important thing for us is to support an end to the violence." easy to say, but as britain's foreign secretary made clear, there are no fresh ideas on how to do it. >> the alternatives are the annan plan or ever-increasing chaos in syria and a descent closer and closer to all-out civil war and collapse. >> reporter: the massacre in houla is evidence, if any more was needed, that that the descent was well under way. >> mason: elizabeth palmer joins us from london. elizabeth, what is the international community doing to put more pressure on assad? >> reporter: well, anthony, the next step is kofi annan, who's going to meet with president assad tomorrow and urge him to prove he
syria's government said the killers were terrorists. survivors insist they were government militiamen. today all eyes were on russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov for a sign that russia, syria's last major ally, would at last join calls from president assad to step down. but it didn't come. "it's completely unimportant who's in power in syria," he said. "the most important thing for us is to support an end to the violence." easy to say, but as britain's foreign secretary...
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. >> glor: there were developments in syria today where the u.n. says the assad regime has killed more than 5,000 protestors since last march. today u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon demanded a halt. >> today i say again, to president assad of syria, stop the violence, stop killing your own people. >> glor: while president assad did not respond directly to moon's comments, he did issue a blanket amnesty to all protestors today which included the immediate release of some of them. the regime invited elizabeth palmer to one of the jails as the release took place. >> reporter: no one was more surprised than the prisoners. when did they tell you to get changed into your clothes and come? >> ten minutes. >> ten minutes ago? >> yeah, just ten minutes. >> reporter: late sunday afternoon arab league observers and the media were summoned to damascus central prison to witness the mass release. can you explain how you chose the prisoners that were to be released tonight. >> ( translated ): they're the men who were arrested, explains cornell el ghajari for de
. >> glor: there were developments in syria today where the u.n. says the assad regime has killed more than 5,000 protestors since last march. today u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon demanded a halt. >> today i say again, to president assad of syria, stop the violence, stop killing your own people. >> glor: while president assad did not respond directly to moon's comments, he did issue a blanket amnesty to all protestors today which included the immediate release of some of...
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. >> slaughter in syria, charlie d'agata has the latest on a government attack that left dozens of children dead. >> the strains of war, barry pederson faces the challenge when the troops come home. >> these mobilizations change you. maybe for the good, maybe for the worst. >> an inspiration for the graduates, commencement speakers share their insights with the class of 2012. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> cordes: good evening, i am nancy cordes, memorial day weekend is bringing us our first real taste of summer all right with record or near record highs in the 90s across much of the country. at the same time, other areas are coping with everything from unseasonably late snow to early tropical storms. terrell brown is in washington tracking the weather tonight. >> these homes have little chance against a massive wildfire in the gila national forest of new mexico. all three were destroyed as the blaze torched 85,000 square miles and continues to grow. >> across the west from colorado to california, brush fires rage out of control, this fire i
. >> slaughter in syria, charlie d'agata has the latest on a government attack that left dozens of children dead. >> the strains of war, barry pederson faces the challenge when the troops come home. >> these mobilizations change you. maybe for the good, maybe for the worst. >> an inspiration for the graduates, commencement speakers share their insights with the class of 2012. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >>...
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you've been reporting from syria from the very beginning. who are the rebels today? >> scott, think back to my first trip to damascus a year ago. people were talking about freedom, dignity, they were talking about democracy. nobody even mentioned religion. w w you have rebel fighters who are actively calling this a jihad. and part of the reason for that f that this fight has been going on for so long and the syrian people have paid such an enormous price that they really feel deeply disappointed and even actively angry with western democracies who they feel have simply left them to die. >> pelley: a story and a war with a long way to go. clarissa thanks very much. you can see the rest of clarissa's report from inside syria on "60 minutes" sunday at 7:00, 6:00 central time. who won this year's nobel peace prize? nobody was expecting this! we'll talk to the doctors trying ha save that 14-year-old activist shot by the taliban. and "endeavour" goes where no vouttle has gone before when the "cbs evening news" continues. continues. the way you want? u start the day can ore
you've been reporting from syria from the very beginning. who are the rebels today? >> scott, think back to my first trip to damascus a year ago. people were talking about freedom, dignity, they were talking about democracy. nobody even mentioned religion. w w you have rebel fighters who are actively calling this a jihad. and part of the reason for that f that this fight has been going on for so long and the syrian people have paid such an enormous price that they really feel deeply...
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. >> pelley: tonight, syria's merciless crackdown on freedom. liz palmer is the only american reporter to reach the scene of the massacre. >> the people who helped carry the bodies say 17 of the victims are buried here, the rest in neighboring villages. >> pelley: a lifeline for the heroes of 9/11. those who worked at ground zero were cut out of federal benefits. now jim axelrod reports on a landmark decision. preparing for the return of el nino. bill whitaker on how it may change our weather and the economy. and lee cowan on why the champion "i'll have another" won't have another chance to make history. >> i'm afraid history will have to wait for another day. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, there is an unspeakable tragedy unfolding tonight as the year- long conflict in syria rapidly descends to civil war marked by the wholesale massacre of civilians. women and children being executed in their homes. the united states and others have condemned the barbarity, but nothing seems
. >> pelley: tonight, syria's merciless crackdown on freedom. liz palmer is the only american reporter to reach the scene of the massacre. >> the people who helped carry the bodies say 17 of the victims are buried here, the rest in neighboring villages. >> pelley: a lifeline for the heroes of 9/11. those who worked at ground zero were cut out of federal benefits. now jim axelrod reports on a landmark decision. preparing for the return of el nino. bill whitaker on how it may...
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tead, the fighting intensifies in syria as street battles - inte in two main cities. that story is next. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. twenty-one vitamins and minerals. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. refreshing nutrition in charge! my name is sunshine and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advil® for a headache. it nips it in the bud. and i can be that mommy that i want to be. ♪ [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. >> jeff: fierce fighting is reported in syria's two biggest cities tonight. the street battles have left parts of damascus and aleppo in lefts. and it forced thousands more to the the violence. elizabeth palmer in neighboring ghbanon. >> reporter: until very recent
tead, the fighting intensifies in syria as street battles - inte in two main cities. that story is next. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams protein....
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is taking today on the war-torn country of syria. >> bathrooms locked in a bay area high school. why they have been closed to the students since last year, coming up. ,,,, >>> we're following a new crash in fremont southbound 880 right by stevenson. it is wet and windy for the start of the monday morning commute. so we'll break it all down for you, where it's the slowest, coming up in just minutes. >>> united nations today expected to discuss the growing violence in syria. today an activist group says rebels have defended themselves against gun tanks in a city held since late january by rebels. u.n. says more than 5400 people have been killed during the 11- month uprising against the regime of president assad. >>> and quite a mess today in parts of athens, greece, after a night of rioting there. more than 120 people were injured, 45 buildings all burned. it began as a protest against harsh economic measures just approved by lawmakers there. bailout creditors have said those measures are necessary to save the nation from going bankrupt. >>> 5:10. a san jose man is mourning the dea
is taking today on the war-torn country of syria. >> bathrooms locked in a bay area high school. why they have been closed to the students since last year, coming up. ,,,, >>> we're following a new crash in fremont southbound 880 right by stevenson. it is wet and windy for the start of the monday morning commute. so we'll break it all down for you, where it's the slowest, coming up in just minutes. >>> united nations today expected to discuss the growing violence in...
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im syria, the assad regime has begun quietly shifting some of its chemical weapons from storage sites. it's not clear why. syria's dictator, bashar al- rusad, is trying to crush a popular uprising that began in lrch of last year and his army is now accused of carrying out a massacre yesterday in the farming village of tremseh in hama province. clarissa ward is following developments from across the border in turkey. clarissa, what do we know about this massacre? >> well, anthony, cbs news has spoken to a 17-year-old student from the village of tremseh who claims to have witnessed the massacre. he said that at about 5:00 in the morning the army surrounded urs village and that a few hours later helicopters began firing bewn on the village, tanks began shelling, and that then hundreds of soldiers and also militia members those loyal to president gesad, entered the village and began to slaughter people. activist video that has appeared today on youtube appears to show fllagers from tremseh identifying their family and friends, also burying their dead. this young man who we spoke to said t
im syria, the assad regime has begun quietly shifting some of its chemical weapons from storage sites. it's not clear why. syria's dictator, bashar al- rusad, is trying to crush a popular uprising that began in lrch of last year and his army is now accused of carrying out a massacre yesterday in the farming village of tremseh in hama province. clarissa ward is following developments from across the border in turkey. clarissa, what do we know about this massacre? >> well, anthony, cbs news...
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world powers plea meeting in gentleman they extra agreed on paper anyway to a plan aimed at ending the syria uprising, called for a transitional government to be established but the role of syrian dictator bashar al assad is still left open, as elizabeth palmer tells us that deal itself is already under fire. th reporter: some of the most powerful diplomats in the world came to geneva for these talks, but in the end, their new peace plan for syria sounded a lot peke the old peace plan which has failed to stop all-out civil tor. >> time is running out. we need rapid steps to reach agreement. t. reporter: but how? more than 14,000 people have now been killed in this conflict, and the violence is escalating. in an attack today, opposition teghters claimed more than 30 people were killed, when a government mortar landed on a funeral procession. eace pg in today's peace plan orlains who or what could make government troops and the d position fighters lay down their arms. pr does the plan call on resident bashar al assad to ksep down so talks on a remocratic transition can begin. but the u.s. secr
world powers plea meeting in gentleman they extra agreed on paper anyway to a plan aimed at ending the syria uprising, called for a transitional government to be established but the role of syrian dictator bashar al assad is still left open, as elizabeth palmer tells us that deal itself is already under fire. th reporter: some of the most powerful diplomats in the world came to geneva for these talks, but in the end, their new peace plan for syria sounded a lot peke the old peace plan which has...